So what is day-to-day like in Med School? Homework? Studying?

[oaklandguy]

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BULL. College may be a little harder, but it's nothing compared to the horrors people made it sound like.

So is this the case? I hear people around me saying omg med school will rape u WAA!!

Everyone reacts to school differently, some people think college is easy and some drop-out or get kicked out because they cannot handle it academically.

Either way everything is doable, there's soooooooo many Doctors out there who've survived medical school so I doubt that it's something extremely brutal, besides Medical School isn't trying to weed people out like undergrad, it's supposed to give you all the information you will need to be a successful Doctor. Except you probably have to attain a lot more information on your own unlike undergrad.

So I don't think medical school will physically rape you, but more like statutory rape 😉

 

[halekulani]

For M1 and M2, can someone explain the blocks?

my impression is that you are only studying one topic at a time? (but in super intense depth). so does that mean you only have one lecturer per block? or do you have one topic, then broken up into subtopics?

lol can someone just post their schedule and syallbi for all of M1?

how many lectures do you have per day/per week? and how many hours are each lecture?

i am getting conflicting info. i hear some schools don't require class attendance and you just study study and show up for exam. while other schools sound like you have to study cases and present them in class.

can anyone tease apart the differences in grade vs. evaluation schools?

first off, every school is different, hence the conflicting info.

for most classes, class attendance is not required, some might try to put grades into attendance.
if you're presenting to a group, it's some form of small group problem based learning

blocks scheduling is different than normal undergrad in that a block is composed of the # of weeks you'll be studying a subject. rather than taking courses for a semester, you might be studying a subject for only 6 weeks.
lecturers depend on the school and the course. some courses require more than 1 lecturer.

the schedule is different everywhere...just expect a few lectures/day + lab time

grade vs evaluation schools? i don't even know what this means...

 

[ar2388]

just a taste: class starts monday, and to prepare for the lectures I had 4 50+ slide ppts to read through and 7 book chapters. Oh - and that's for 4 hours worth of lecture.

I'm sure a lot of people don't do readings, but I learn that way. Get through the material before, go to lecture, skim it once again, and i'm golden to remember at least SOME of it before I start major studying for an exam.

Its intense, but awesome.

haha im the same way. good luck tomorrow!!!

 

[olemissbabydoc]

haha im the same way. good luck tomorrow!!!

Thanks, ar! Enjoy the rest of your time off!!

 

[ar2388]

For M1 and M2, can someone explain the blocks?

my impression is that you are only studying one topic at a time? (but in super intense depth). so does that mean you only have one lecturer per block? or do you have one topic, then broken up into subtopics?

lol can someone just post their schedule and syallbi for all of M1?

how many lectures do you have per day/per week? and how many hours are each lecture?

i am getting conflicting info. i hear some schools don't require class attendance and you just study study and show up for exam. while other schools sound like you have to study cases and present them in class.

can anyone tease apart the differences in grade vs. evaluation schools?

it really just depends on the school...

 

[olemissbabydoc]

Damn biochem exam week 2- was that like a welcome to med we are going to cram you full of knowledge?

Oh, it's a comprehensive block exam. Histology, Core, & Biochem. Woe is me.

 

[BlueElmo]

Sounds totally awesome.

 

[senecan]

What exactly is a fellow?

 

[BlueElmo]

What exactly is a fellow?

I believe a fellowship is an extra year or two of sub-specialty training beyond residency.

 

[senecan]

An intern is a first-year resident.

The chain of command:
CEO
Chief of Staff
Department Head
Attending
Fellow
Chief Resident
Resident
Intern (R1 or PGY1)
M4
M3
M2
M1

Also, head nurses should be somewhere between Attending and Fellow. They have a lot of clout and can make the resident's life miserable. So be good to your nurses. 🙂

I see. Are the CEO and Chief of Staff also physicians? Or are they just admin people?